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Lectures held at the Institute

Lectures in 2007
  • What should be our vision and objectives in Islamic finance?
  • How to create a Shari’ah-compliant, balanced investment portfolio
  • Risk management in Islamic finance
  • Successful strategies by Islamic banks for attracting Muslim customers
  • Future of Islamic Futures and Options
  • The new UK tax law on sukuk
  • Islamic investment certificates – the latest innovation in Islamic wealth management
  • How risk proof is Islamic finance?
  • Recent Innovations in the International Sukuk Market
  • An overview of Takaful Ta'awuni ( Family / Life Takaful )
Lectures in 2006
  • Evolution of Islamic Finance in Mainstream banking.
  • An introduction to legal issues in Islamic finance focusing on aircraft finance
  • Developments in alternative Islamic financial products
  • Innovations in Mudarabah contract Shariah concerns and industry needs
  • The Structuring and Pricing of Islamic Securities
  • UK taxation of Islamic Finance – where are we now?
Lectures in 2005
  • Takaful
  • Innovation in Islamic finance: The Futures, Options and Forward Contracts
  • Legal structures in Islamic real estate financing and investment
  • Taxation of Islamic Financial Products
  • Competitive Pricing of Islamic Banking Products
  • Making Sense of Islamic Banking  (Reaching out to Muslims and Non-Muslims banking with conventional banks)
  • Disagreements of Shariah Boards and its consequences for Islamic Banking
Lectures in 2004
  • How to Engage UK Muslim Consumers - Key issues in marketing Shariah-compliant retail financial products
  • Conflict of Laws Between English Law & The Shariah
  • Islamic Bond - Your Guide to Issuing, Structuring and Investing in Sukuks
  • New and Next Generation Islamic Products
  • Demand for Islamic Financial Services in the UK – Chasing a Mirage?
  • Risk Characteristics of Islamic Financial Products
  • Innovation in Islamic Retail Savings Products
Lectures in 2003
  • Legal Aspects of Islamic Finance and its Possible use in Mainstream International Trading Markets
  • Islamic Asset Backed Securities – Discussing Possible Securitisation Structures to Launch Tradable Instruments
  • Conventional Institutions in Islamic Finance
  • Developing & Structuring Islamic Investment Products
  • Developing Islamic Equity Funds
  • The Internet & E-Commerce: Opportunities For Islamic Finance Email Marketing
Lectures in 2002
  • Islamic Real State
  • Latest Development in the US: Profit Sharing Deposits Mortgages Alternative
  • Riba Free Retail Banking Under Conventional Banking Laws
  • Islamic mortgages: Developments in the UK - Legal & Shariah Issues
  • Thinking Outside the Box: The Way Forward for Islamic Finance
  • An Overview of Takaful Ta'awuni and a Case Study of Bank Al-Jazira's  Experience
Lectures in 2001
Lectures in 2000
Lectures in 1999
Lectures in 1997
  • Islamic Banking: A Systems Perspective
  • Issues of Islamic Equity Investment
  • The Role of Western Banks in the Development of Islamic Financial Products and Services
Lectures in 1996
  • Legal Issues in Islamic Financing
  • Islamic Trade Financing
  • Islamic Project Financing
  • Issues in Islamic Leasing
  • Shariah Issues in Futures, Options, Swaps and Equity Investments
  • Competitiveness of Islamic Banks
  • Istisna-Classical Concept in a Modern Framework
  • Is an Islamic Stock Market Viable?
Lectures in 1995
  • Islamic Banking and its Impact on the International Financial Scene
  • Islamic Financial Products Planning for the Market of the Future
  • Issues in Islamic Structured Finance and Syndication
  • Competitive Pricing of Islamic Financial Products
  • Development of Standard Legal Documentation for Islamic Banks
  • Research & Development for Islamic Banks
  • Financial instruments used by Islamic Banks
  • Accounting & Auditing Issues in Islamic Banking
  • A Central Bank's view of Islamic Banking
Lectures in 1994
  • Islamic Financial Instruments
  • Co-operation Between Islamic & Conventional Banks
  • Islamic Banking Interaction with Conventional Banks